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ARCHITECTURE, &c. 



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Construction. 



THE SCIENCE of BUILDING : An Elementary Treatise on 

 the Principles of Construction. By E. Wyndham Tarn, M.A., 

 Architect. With 47 Wood Engravings. Demy 8vo. %s. 6d. cloth. 



** A v^ery valuable book, which we strongly recommend to all students." — Builder. 

 ** No architectural student should be without this hand-book." — Architect. 

 ** An able digest of information which is only to be found scattered through various 

 works. " — Engineeri7ig. 



Beaton S Pocket Estimator, 



THE POCKET ESTIMATOR FOR THE BUILDING 

 TRADES, being an easy method of estimating the various parts 

 of a Building collectively, more especially applied to Carpenters' 

 and Joiners' work, priced according to the present value of material 

 and labour. By A. C. Beaton, Author of ' Quantities and 

 Measurements.' Second Edition. Carefully revised. 33 Wood- 

 cuts. Leather. Waistcoat-pocket size. \s. 6d. 



Beaton S Builders^ and Sttrveyors Technical Guide. 



THE POCKET TECHNICAL GUIDE AND MEASURER 

 FOR BUILDERS AND SURVEYORS: containing a Complete 

 Explanation of the Terms used in Building Construction, Memo- 

 randa for Reference, Technical Directions for Measuring Work in 

 all the Building Trades, &c., &c. By A. C. Beaton. With 19 

 Woodcuts. Leather. W aistcoat-pocket size. \s. 6d. 



Villa Architecture. 



A HANDY BOOK of VILLA ARCHITECTURE ; being a 

 Series of Designs for Villa Residences in various Styles. With 

 Detailed Specifications and Estimates. By C. Wickes, Architect, 

 Author of " The Spires and Towers of the Mediaeval Churches of Eng- 

 land," &'C. Complete in I vol. 61 Plates. 4to, 2/. 2s. half morocco. 



A Selection from the Above, containing 30 Designs, 

 with Detailed Specifications, Estimates, &c. 21s. half morocco. 

 The whole of the designs bear evidence of their being the work of an artistic 

 architect, and they will prove very valuable and suggestive." — Building News. 



House Painting. 



HOUSE PAINTING, GRAINING, MARBLING, AND 

 SIGN WRITING : a Practical Manual of. With 9 Coloured 

 Plates of Woods and Marbles, and nearly 150 Wood Engravings. 

 By Ellis A. Davidson, Author of 'Building Construction,' &c 

 Second Edition, carefully revised. i2mo, 6s. cloth boards. 

 Contains a mass of information of use to the amateur and of value to the practical 

 man." — English Meclianic. 



" Deals with the practice of painting in all its parts, from the grinding of colours 

 to varnishing and gilding. " — A rchitect. 



Wilsons Boiler and Factory Chimneys. 



BOILER AND FACTORY CHIMNEYS ; their Draught-power 

 and Stability, with a chapter on Lightning Conductors. By Robert 

 Wilson, A I.C.E., Author of "Treatise on Steam Boilers," 

 &c., &c. Crown 8vo, 3^". 6^f., cloth. \ytist pitblished. 



most valuable book of its kind, full of useful information, definite in statement, 

 and thoroughly practical in treatment/' — The Local Government Chronicle. 



